Table cover and protector



June 6, 1933. 1 M. PLANsoEN 1,913,237

TABLE GOVER` AND PROTECTOR Filed June 11, 1951 ARTlFicmL LEATHER Russen Ano AssEsros FELT s mvENToR wlTNEs Es Louw Mllamroen,

BY mr@ M v ATTORNEYS. t

i 20 rality of layers of different material acting rubber. Preferably the crude rubber, after Patented June 6, 1933 i 1 l i UNITED sTATEs NPMI-:NT OFFICE Application led June 11, 1931. Serial No. 543,687.

This invention relates to an improved where it is desired to make the same firetable cover and protector, the object being proof, or substantially fire-proof, an acetate to provide a construction to be used to cover coating is used. In addition, the upper surhighly polished dining and other tables face of the layer 1 may be printed or emwhereby heavy or hot dishes or other obbossed to represent high grade wood as, for 55 jects cannot injure the Wood or high polish instance, walnut. Where the device is used of the table. as a cover for tables, preferably the outer Another object of the invention is to prosurface of layer 1 is grained and colored to vide an improved protecting sheet for tables represent the wood of the table. If the or `other surfaces, the structure including table is a walnut table, then a covering and 5U means for presentinga soft, member to the protector having an imitation walnut surprotected surface and also means for proface will be used, but if the table should be` tecting and insulating the protected surface oak, the same kind of a cover is used but against injury by heavy weights or by hot the leather layer 1 is provided with a grain articles. j v representing oak. 65

Another object, more specifically, is to In forming the rubber and asbestos layer provide a sheet material which may be used 2 which acts as a resilient cushion and also y for protecting highly polished tables or for a heat insulator the same may be made from i other purposes, a material presenting a plu? sheet or ground asbestos mixed with crude in various capacities for protecting a given being mixed with the asbestos, is vulcanized,

surface and at the same time presenting an though this is not essential. added surface which will give a pleasing ap- It is to be understood that the various pearance. layers `may be of any desired thickness, but

In the accompanying drawing, for practical purposes, it has been found The ligure is a perspective view of a small that the three layers may be made to present section of a cover embodying the invention.' the combined thickness of s of an `inch Referring to the accompanying drawing and secure very desirable results, though ML by numerals, 1 indicates a top or outside of an inch is not objectionable when used layer which is formed of artilicial leather, to protect an ordinary dining table. l' 30 while the central layer 2 is preferably While the cover and protector is designed formed from a combination of rubber and particularly for dining room tables, it may i asbestos mixed and vulcanized together. be used in many other places and for other r. The bottom layer 3 is preferably of felt, purposes without departing from the spirit o either wool or cotton, or a mixture of these of the invention.

materials, or in fact any material which will I Clam present a yielding and soft surface having `A protecting sheet artlcle comprising an the nature'of wool felt whereby it may rest independent felt sheet, an independent sheet on a highly polished table or other surface of resilient material consisting of ground Without injuring the same. asbestos and raw rubber, a layer of adhesive y The artificial leather layer 1 is cemented connecting said felt sheet and sald sheet .of by any desired adhesive to the layer 2 and resilient material, a sheet `of artificial the layer 2 in turn is cemented by any deleather, a layer of cement connectlng said sired cement to the layer 3. Preferably a sheet of resilient material and sald artificial good grade of rubber cement of pyroxylin leather, and a fireproof layer on the outer 9 is used to connept the variouls layers tosurface of said artificial leather. gether. The arti cial leat 1er ayer 1 may be provided with a pyroxylin coating in the LOUIS M' PLANSOEN' usual manner or a linseed oil coating where fire proofing is not necessary. However, 

